THE RO MAM
Derivatives: Ro Mam
Population: 301 people (as of 1999)
Locality: Sa Thay District of Kon Tum Province.
Customs and culture:
The Ro Mam lives in villages comprised of different households, each of which is an extended-family.
The village of the Ro Mam is handled by a chief who is normally the oldest man and who earns respect from everyone in the village.
Language: The Ro Mam language belongs to the Mon-Khmer Group
Dress:
Women wear skirts and short sleeved shirts. The skirts are made from coarse cloth without decorations. The skirts are knee-covered long.
Men wear loincloths.
Economy: The Ro Mam lives on slash-and-burn agriculture.
